Although war is responsible for causing a number of horrible things, over the years it’s also led to many transformative inventions, such as the aircraft, duck tape, and the Internet. Now, according to the president emerita at MIT, the world is on the cusp of a new innovation boom, one that “will be motivated not by the threat of war but the promise of peace.” Here’s how peace will inspire biotech’s biggest breakthroughs in the coming years.
Peace—not war—will motivate the next wave of technological innovations
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